Tolstoy Surname

183,156th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,319 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Tolstoy Surname User-submission:

The surname Tolstoy comes from a Russian word meaning 'fat'.

Tolstoy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1,5791:91,27511,347
Belarus2981:31,8835,506
United States991:3,661,201203,401
Sweden721:136,7619,670
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Uruguay311:110,70210,617
India231:33,350,669396,143
Uzbekistan221:1,405,87025,726
Moldova221:161,88016,529
Denmark211:268,79620,394
Kazakhstan201:884,12554,571
Israel191:450,40234,739
England151:3,714,537119,675
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Paraguay61:1,206,12410,500
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
China21:683,660,78330,601
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
France11:66,422,722504,397
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Tolstoy (56) may also be a first name.

Tolstoy Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Tolstoy comes from a Russian word meaning 'fat'.

- luci

Tolstoy Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Tolstoy Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Tolstoy (Hindi: टाल्स्टाय, Russian: Толстой) occurs more in Russia more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tolstoy? popularity and diffusion

It is the 183,156th most numerous last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 3,142,538 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 73 percent of Tolstoy live; 67 percent live in Eastern Europe and 66 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,321,957th most commonly occurring given name internationally, held by 56 people.

The last name is most common in Russia, where it is held by 1,579 people, or 1 in 91,275. In Russia it is most prevalent in: Moscow, where 16 percent reside, Saint Petersburg, where 7 percent reside and Rostov Oblast, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Russia this last name exists in 44 countries. It also occurs in Belarus, where 13 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Tolstoy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Orthodox (87%) in Russia, Orthodox (87%) in Belarus and Orthodox (88%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Tolstoy surname are 10.79% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 35.98% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Tolstoy earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 12.59% more than the national average, earning $48,583 USD per year and in Canada they earn 66.26% more than the national average, earning $82,601 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tollstoy9339/
Tolsty92293/
Tolsto925/
Tolstoi861,139/
Tolstyy86898/
Tolstyi86168/
Tolstyh8645/
Tolstoj8626/
Tolstiy8623/
Tolstoï867/
Tolstay864/
Tolstaya802,819/
Tolstous80133/
Tolstojs8028/
Tolstych8024/
Tolstoja802/
Tolstoej801/
Tolstyts801/
Tolsta7725/
Tolsti775/
Tolster71116/
Tolstad71115/
Tolstih7117/
Tolsted717/
Tolstii716/
Tolstij712/
Talstoi711/
Tolstõh711/
Talstou711/
Tolstui711/
Tolstojová711/
Tolstes711/
Tolstai711/
Tolstaia671,217/
Tolstedt67120/
Tolstaja6725/
Tolstead6723/
Toulster6714/
Tholster678/
Tolstihs675/
Talstaya674/
Tolstich673/
Tholsted673/
Tolstadt671/
Tolstaus671/
Tolester670/

Tolstoy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tolstoy in the Hindi language
टाल्स्टायtalstaya-
Tolstoy in the Russian language
Толстойtolstoj-

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